With bottle-feeding, the baby doesn’t need as much sucking to get the milk from the bottle, even with low-flow bottle nipples. That’s why cup or finger feeding can help you by using the bottle less often.
Carefully use an open cup, not a sippy cup, to give the baby some milk to take off the edge of hunger. Then move the baby to your breast.
Finger feeding can be done by giving the baby milk through a feeding tube taped to your finger. Your baby sucks at the tube along with your finger. Similar to the cup feeding method, you try to breastfeed the baby after getting a little milk.
This method has two benefits. First, your baby won’t be hungry and cranky. Plus, the feel of the skin of your finger resembles the feel of your nipples.
Another method to consider is the supplemental nursing system. This is similar to finger feeding. But instead of attaching the tube to your finger, attach it to your breast and let the baby suck at the nipple.